The 15th September 2016 not only marks the birthday of our lovely office manager Julie as she keeps reminding us but also The British Institute of Cleaning Science’s Annual Awards celebrating excellence in training and assessment within the cleaning industry. They will also be hosting an exclusive cleaning industry educational programme and exhibition which is…
Technology, whether we love it or hate it it’s now reaching parts of our life that we would never have imagined 25 years ago. We live in an interconnected world where we interact with more and more intelligent devices. Driven by computers, mobile technology, apps and gadgets this is known as the Internet of Things, it…
The introduction of the National Living Wage earlier this year has meant an increase in expenditure for some cleaning contractors. Fifty pence per hour does not sound too onerous but in reality this equates to almost a £1000 a year for full time employee’s. A significant cost absorbed by contractor or client, what has the…
i-Clean Systems, a best practice benchmarking organisation has reported that despite the National Living Wage being introduced on the 1st April this year, some cleaning operatives are not being paid it. Contractors are claiming that it’s simply down to a delay in their payroll systems, other’s have suggested that their clients have refused to fund…
As a commercial cleaning company that specialises in providing a wide range of cleaning services to the hotel industry we were not surprised to read that new research revealed that 80% of people would check out of a hotel if it did not meet their hygiene and cleanliness standards. Four out of five people would…
Our Employee of the Month for June 2016 is Clara Don. Clara works the morning shift at a prestigious 5* hotel starting at 7.00 am and even then she is smiling, she is one of the most conscientious employees’ that USS could ask for and she is always friendly and hospitable, going above and beyond to ensure…
It is easy to assume that working at height only refers to the guys hanging off ropes halfway up the side of a building, however, the reality is that the majority of cleaning operatives will also frequently be working at height to complete their day to day tasks. That comes as a surprise to most and may…
We take our H&S responsibilities seriously here at Unique Support Services and have had some new aluminium signs delivered today with our logo on for a working at height contract starting soon.
Look outside and who would think it’s the 1st July and British Summertime? With the UK’s changeable weather, it is hard to avoid wet, dirt and mud coming indoors with you, so keeping flooring whether it be carpet, wooden or marble in top condition is a priority especially in the areas that customers see and…
It is arguably the case that properly caring for a premises’ floor coverings and cleaning them with the right techniques and degree of frequency is where modern commercial cleaning is at it’s most technically challenging. It is critical to have a solid understanding of floor coverings both modern and historic so that the correct advice…